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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'contrast' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) contrast, direct contrast
the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
Synonyms: demarcation, dividing line, line, direct contrast, contrast

2. (noun) contrast
the act of distinguishing by comparing differences
Synonyms: demarcation, dividing line, line, direct contrast

3. (noun) line, dividing line, demarcation, contrast
a conceptual separation or distinction
Synonyms: course, billet, short letter, assembly line, crease, melodic phrase, argumentation, pedigree, argument, business line, product line, parentage, melodic line, rail line, contrast, communication channel, job, phone line, line of products, cable, demarcation line, occupation, credit line, railway line, personal line of credit, line of reasoning, pipeline, descent, demarcation, stemma, channel, tune, bank line, agate line, direct contrast, line of work, dividing line, stock, business, furrow, lineage, wrinkle, line of merchandise, note, origin, personal credit line, logical argument, line of credit, line of descent, melody, telephone circuit, line of business, air, line, bloodline, transmission line, strain, limit, telephone line, seam, crinkle, production line, subscriber line, ancestry, blood, blood line

4. (noun) contrast
the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors
Synonyms: demarcation, dividing line, line, direct contrast

5. (verb) contrast
the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness)
Synonyms: demarcation, dividing line, line, direct contrast

6. (verb) contrast
put in opposition to show or emphasize differences
Synonyms: counterpoint

7. (verb) contrast, counterpoint
to show differences when compared; be different
Synonyms: counterpoint, contrast


Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'contrast' English Synonyms and Antonyms 

1. contrast
To compare (L. con, together, and par, equal) is to place together in order to show likeness or unlikeness; to contrast (L. contra, against, and sto, stand) is to set in opposition in ord
Synonyms: contrast, compare, differentiate, discriminate, oppose


'contrast' - Nearby Entries  

contrariwise  contrary  contrary to fact  contrast  contrasting  contrastingly  contrastive  



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